Is it legal to shoot a
Welshman with a longbow on
Sunday in the Cathedral
Close in Hereford; or inside
the city walls of Chester after
midnight; or a Scotsman
within the city walls of York,
other than on a Sunday?

It is illegal to shoot a Welsh or
Scottish (or any other) person
regardless of the day, location or
choice of weaponry. The idea that it
may once have been allowed in
Chester appears to arise from a
reputed City Ordinance of 1403,
passed in response to the Glyndŵr
Rising, and imposing a curfew on
Welshmen in the city. However, it is
not even clear that this Ordinance
ever existed. Sources for the other
cities are unclear; Hereford, like
Chester, was frequently under attack
from Wales during the medieval
period.
Unlawful killings are today covered by
the criminal law; see also Art. 2 of the
European Convention on Human
Rights on the right to life.